:

Air Force

Textron AirLand Promotes ‘Affordable, Flexible’ Scorpion For ISR, Strike

Gally Articola

Thursday, September 19th, 2013

SHARE:

Textron AirLand--a partnership between Textron Inc. [TXT] and AirLand Enterprises--presented a prototype of its new Scorpion Hero 1 aircraft platform at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space expo this week. Scorpion Hero 1. Photo: Textron AirLand. The company has been promoting its new aircraft as a mid-level alternative to high-power jets, which are commonly used in routine homeland security missions at a cost of roughly $20,000-$30,000 per flight hour. Textron AirLand said the Scorpion can perform surveillance, border patrol,…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]